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consulate in benghazi where the u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens and three other state department officers were killed during a similar protest. president obama has promised -- excuse me, just want to point out that is the video from yemen, what you were just looking at was the video from protests in egypt. president obama has promised to bring those responsible to justice. at the same time mitt romney is calling it disgrateful that the u.s. embassy in cairo expressed regret that an american made film insulted muslims. take a listen to this. >> the statement that came from the administration was a statement which is akin to an apology. >> governor romney has a tendency to shoot first and name later. as president, one of the things i've learned is you can't do that. >> reporter: clearly these protests now having an impact on the presidential campaign. now the obama administration has started what appears to be a terrorist hunt in libya. we've got 50 marines heading there to protect the embassy in tripoli. the f.b.i.
consulate in benghazi where the u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens and three other state department officers were killed during a similar protest. president obama has promised -- excuse me, just want to point out that is the video from yemen, what you were just looking at was the video from protests in egypt. president obama has promised to bring those responsible to justice. at the same time mitt romney is calling it disgrateful that the u.s. embassy in cairo expressed regret that an...
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american investigators are already in benghazi and now two u.s. war ships and an elite unit of the u.s. marines are on their way to assist with security. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the state department. >>> the film behind these protests is called "innocence of muslims." it is an amateur movie made in california. it portrays the prophet muhammad as a fool and it has sexually explicit situations. the movie was posted to youtube on july 1. then two months later it was aired on an egypt then talk show known for supporting radical islam. the film maker goes by the fake name sam balice. steve klein was a consultant on the film and talked about his role. >> i could never have done a better job to point out to the people of the world and vast majority of muslims just how dangerous these people are. people have asked me, do i have blood on my hands. no, i don't. the blood is on their hands, not mine. >> youtube has pulled the clips of the movie from its sites in egypt and libya. >>> our coverage of the story is continuing on our website wusa9.com. you
american investigators are already in benghazi and now two u.s. war ships and an elite unit of the u.s. marines are on their way to assist with security. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the state department. >>> the film behind these protests is called "innocence of muslims." it is an amateur movie made in california. it portrays the prophet muhammad as a fool and it has sexually explicit situations. the movie was posted to youtube on july 1. then two months later it was aired...
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. >> i sent chris to benghazi during the revolution to show support. he was able to -- he will be able to advise our government about what to do for freedom and democracy for the people of libya. >> reporter: investigators are in ben benghazi. >>> wrongfully convicted in a murder for hire plot justin wolfe was hoping to walk out of a jail today after serving 11 years in console taker confine -- console taker confinement. a judge overturned the sentence after he discovered the prosecution allowed false testimony at trial. we're going live to peggy fox in manassas with more information. peggy? >> report: jc, there was huge disappointment and many tears today in the courtroom after judge mary grace o'brien denied a request for justin wolfe's release. the courtroom wasn't even big enough for all the people who came to support justin wolfe, people who believe he's innocent and spent 11 years on death row for no reason. he was convicted of murder for hire back in 2001 for the shooting death of daniel petrole. both wolfe and petrole war marijuana dealers. the
. >> i sent chris to benghazi during the revolution to show support. he was able to -- he will be able to advise our government about what to do for freedom and democracy for the people of libya. >> reporter: investigators are in ben benghazi. >>> wrongfully convicted in a murder for hire plot justin wolfe was hoping to walk out of a jail today after serving 11 years in console taker confine -- console taker confinement. a judge overturned the sentence after he discovered...
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ambassador to libya, was killed as the american consulate came under attack in benghazi. u.s. officials confirm stevens, information officer shawn smith and two other americans were killed as they tried to evacuate staff members from the complex. >> make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> reporter: gunmen armed with automatic weapons stormed the consulate overnight. the mob of mostly conservative muslims was protesting an american made film that they believe insults islam's prophet muhammad. >> this is an attack that should shock the conscience of people of all faiths. >> reporter: stevens was a career diplomat who had already served to hours in lybia. >> he risked his life to stop a tyrant. then gave his life trying to help build a better libya. >> reporter: the unrest started in cairo, egypt where demonstrators scaled the wall of the u.s. embassy and tore down the american flag all in the name of religion. republican white house hopeful mitt romney accused the obama administration of sending mixed s
ambassador to libya, was killed as the american consulate came under attack in benghazi. u.s. officials confirm stevens, information officer shawn smith and two other americans were killed as they tried to evacuate staff members from the complex. >> make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> reporter: gunmen armed with automatic weapons stormed the consulate overnight. the mob of mostly conservative muslims...
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mission in benghazi was either planned or imminent. as you heard norah o'donnell say, thee protests across -- these protests across the middle east expected to grow and spread after the friday morning prayers. back to you. >> kristin fisher with the live update from outside the state department this morning. >>> we're now hearing from an actress involved in the youtube movie which sparked the protests. she received $500 for her work and said the movie's creator never told her it was about islam. the woman believed he lied about the film's content. >> i think it's very unfair. i'm have sorry for that man and his family and everybody else that was hurt. >> the actress asked not to have her name made public. she apologized for the muslims offended by the film and would not have made it if she knew what it was really about. >>> justin wolfe could walk away a free man later this morning after spending 11 years on death row. a federal judge overturned the conviction and death sentence after he discovered prosecutors allowed false testimony.
mission in benghazi was either planned or imminent. as you heard norah o'donnell say, thee protests across -- these protests across the middle east expected to grow and spread after the friday morning prayers. back to you. >> kristin fisher with the live update from outside the state department this morning. >>> we're now hearing from an actress involved in the youtube movie which sparked the protests. she received $500 for her work and said the movie's creator never told her it...
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. >> the attacks happened in benghazi, libya and cairo, egypt. the attacks are being blamed on a california man and his films. >> americans want to say something bad about prophet mohammad. >> reporter: in cairo, egypt, demonstrators scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy tearing down the american flag and replacing it with an islamic banner. [indiscernible] >> reporter: those behind the attacks blame an american film they say ridicules the islamic prophet mohammad. >> they make our people angry because they will kill, they will fight, they will do such a situation. >> reporter: in response the u.s. embassy in egypt issued a statement saying, it condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. in a statement secretary of state hillary clinton said, let me be clear, there is never any justification for violent acts of this kind. but it was a statement from the embassy in egypt that set off a political firestorm between the obama and romney campaigns. mitt romney responded in a statement saying, it's
. >> the attacks happened in benghazi, libya and cairo, egypt. the attacks are being blamed on a california man and his films. >> americans want to say something bad about prophet mohammad. >> reporter: in cairo, egypt, demonstrators scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy tearing down the american flag and replacing it with an islamic banner. [indiscernible] >> reporter: those behind the attacks blame an american film they say ridicules the islamic prophet mohammad....
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consulate in benghazi. tuesday's attack killed four americans, including ambassador chris stevens and itself u.s. is bracing for more possible violence at its embassies in the muslim world following friday prayers. >>> health officials expect the number of new cases of the west nile virus to start dropping. the centers for disease control says this year's outbreak has been the worst since we first learned about west nile back in 1999. at least 180 people have died, including a handful in our area. more than 2600 have gotten sick. >>> new york city cracking down on large size sugary drinks. the city board of health voted to ban the sale of any sugar sweetened drink larger than 16 ounces. health officials say it's a crackdown on a major cause of obesity but a lot of people simply aren't happy with this. the law goes into effect in march. >>> the nation's most widely circulated paper has a different look this morning. that story is coming up. >> plus, we'll take a look at some of the new movies in theaters tod
consulate in benghazi. tuesday's attack killed four americans, including ambassador chris stevens and itself u.s. is bracing for more possible violence at its embassies in the muslim world following friday prayers. >>> health officials expect the number of new cases of the west nile virus to start dropping. the centers for disease control says this year's outbreak has been the worst since we first learned about west nile back in 1999. at least 180 people have died, including a handful...
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consulate in benghazi, libya left four americans dead including ambassador chris stevens. libyan authorities reported that they have made some arrests. >> i saw those press reports before i came down. i was not able to confirm them, but obviously it would be a good thing if we're starting to move forward on the just tess piece. >> reporter: the fbi open -- justice piece. >> reporter: the fbi opened the investigation to sort out whether this was a protest that got out of hand or an organized terrorist attack. a government source says the fbi is sending investigators to germany to interview personnel who evacuated the consulate in libya. at the state department danielle nottingham. lesli, back to you. >>> three americans injured in the benghazi attack are being treated at a u.s. military hospital in germany. the remains of ambassador stevens and the three others killed with him will arrive back in the u.s. tomorrow. >>> both sides in the presidential race campaigning today in the battle ground state of virginia. you are looking live at mary washington university where the fi
consulate in benghazi, libya left four americans dead including ambassador chris stevens. libyan authorities reported that they have made some arrests. >> i saw those press reports before i came down. i was not able to confirm them, but obviously it would be a good thing if we're starting to move forward on the just tess piece. >> reporter: the fbi open -- justice piece. >> reporter: the fbi opened the investigation to sort out whether this was a protest that got out of hand...
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consulate building in benghazi setting the complex on fire. that's where the casualties happened. the attackers were apparently responding to a film by a california man and they say it ridicules the prophet mohammad. >> americans want to say something bad about prophet mohammad. >> we will never accept that our -- [indiscernible] >> in cairo, egypt demonstrators scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy and tore down the american flag and replaced it with an islamic banner. >>> this morning prince george's county police are looking for the killer who gunned down a student on his way to school. now classmates at central high are mourning the death of markel ross. kristin fisher is live outside the school in capitol heights with more. good morning, kristen. >> reporter: if prince george's county have any leads, they're not talking about it. the word this morning, still no suspects and still no motive. but marckel's mother says she believes bullying may be to blaip. she says when the 18-year-old transferred from central high school to anne arundel county in 2009, initially he was bullied.
consulate building in benghazi setting the complex on fire. that's where the casualties happened. the attackers were apparently responding to a film by a california man and they say it ridicules the prophet mohammad. >> americans want to say something bad about prophet mohammad. >> we will never accept that our -- [indiscernible] >> in cairo, egypt demonstrators scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy and tore down the american flag and replaced it with an islamic banner....
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he was killed in the attack in benghazi. f.b.i. acts are now in libya investigating the attack alongside local authorities. >>> 350,000 students will be going back to class in chicago today. that's because the teachers strike that kept them out of class for seven days is now over. union delegates voted to end that walkout last knight. they agreed to a new contract deal -- last night. they agreed to a new contract deal. this is the third largest school system. this is a big deal. >>> in campaign 2012, new polls from cbs news show president obama is more likely to win a second term in office. in virginia and wisconsin, the president's leads are now beyond the margin of error. >>> there is a new report that finds america's obesity especial dependic is only growing. we have one of the authors of that report coming up soon. >>> if you're trying to lose weight or lower your arrive for certain diseases, a local chef is here with his secrets to keeping the flavor while losing calories. jess? >> military families often struggle with their f
he was killed in the attack in benghazi. f.b.i. acts are now in libya investigating the attack alongside local authorities. >>> 350,000 students will be going back to class in chicago today. that's because the teachers strike that kept them out of class for seven days is now over. union delegates voted to end that walkout last knight. they agreed to a new contract deal -- last night. they agreed to a new contract deal. this is the third largest school system. this is a big deal....
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consulate in benghazi tuesday the anniversary of september 11. the president vowed to find those responsible. >> we will bring to justice those who took them from us. even in our brigrief, we will b resolute, for we are americans and we hold our head high. >> the president also met privately with family members of the four men. >>> new this morning a man is fighting for his life after a double shooting in southeast. this happened a little after 2:00 this morning on the 1200 block of 12th street not far from navy yard. police say they arrived to find two men shot, one in the head. the other man was still alert and his injuries are not considered life threatening but both have been taken to a nearby hospital. so far no arrests have been made. d.c. police are offering a thousand dollars reward for information on a sexual assault that happened near a metro station. investigators say last thursday night this man in this surveillance video wearing the white polo was followed -- followed a woman out from the dean wood metro station to 45th place northea
consulate in benghazi tuesday the anniversary of september 11. the president vowed to find those responsible. >> we will bring to justice those who took them from us. even in our brigrief, we will b resolute, for we are americans and we hold our head high. >> the president also met privately with family members of the four men. >>> new this morning a man is fighting for his life after a double shooting in southeast. this happened a little after 2:00 this morning on the 1200...
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the deadly consulate attack in benghazi deal ago serious blow to the c.i.a.'s intelligence gathering in libya. new report says about a dozen c.i.a. operatives were among the american personnel evacuated from the city. their role included collecting information on targets which reportedly included the militia group that some say was behind the attack and suspected members of al-qaeda as well. the c.i.a. state department and white house would not comment on the report. >>> the obama administration about to hand money over to another solar company despite green energy failures. solo power will open up a $340 million facility, this is in portland, this thursday. giving it access to the guaranteed loan. solar power also got $6 million in loans, tax credits and incentives from oregon in the city of portland. the $197 million loan is thanks to the same controversial program that doled out $53,035,000,000 from taxpayers to solyndra before that company went bankrupt. >>> major terror error at new york's jfk airport being revealed now involving an incident last week. >>
the deadly consulate attack in benghazi deal ago serious blow to the c.i.a.'s intelligence gathering in libya. new report says about a dozen c.i.a. operatives were among the american personnel evacuated from the city. their role included collecting information on targets which reportedly included the militia group that some say was behind the attack and suspected members of al-qaeda as well. the c.i.a. state department and white house would not comment on the report. >>> the obama...
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consulate in benghazi. margaret brennan is here. good morning. where are we with respect to what the president and the secretary of state is saying with respect to the libyans and what they're saying with the death of the american ambassador? >> they're certainly not changing their message to the press, which is don't ask us to answer your questions. what's happening behind closed doors is the hunt for chemical weapons and the hunt for some of those loose weapons, particularly so called man pads, those shoulder mounted missiles that can take down airplanes. that is being put front and center. the u.s. has continued some of the security training, which is interesting, even though there are no americans in benghazi and they pulled back the staffing at the u.s. embassy in tripoli. they have continued some of their training in other locations outside of the country to help them security weapons. >> the president's not meeting with any world leaders. hillary clinton is doing all the work here this week. >> he was taping "the view" while she was cross
consulate in benghazi. margaret brennan is here. good morning. where are we with respect to what the president and the secretary of state is saying with respect to the libyans and what they're saying with the death of the american ambassador? >> they're certainly not changing their message to the press, which is don't ask us to answer your questions. what's happening behind closed doors is the hunt for chemical weapons and the hunt for some of those loose weapons, particularly so called...